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Contacts

Background Investigations

To obtain a copy of your background investigation conducted by OPM's Federal Investigative Services Division, please mail your request to the following office. If you have any questions, you can call them at 724-794-5612:

FOI/P, OPM-FIPC
P.O. Box 618
1137 Branchton Road
Boyers, PA 16018-0618

Your request must include your hand written signature and all of the following information:

• Full name
• Social Security Number
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Current home address (a Post Office Box is not acceptable; the records are sent by certified mail and require your signature).

Alternatively, you may fax your hand signed request to telephone number 724-794-4590.

Personnel Records

Current Federal Employees

The Official Personnel Folders (OPFs), including SF 50s, for current Federal employees are stored at the employee's current employing agency. The request for the records must be made directly to that agency's Freedom of Information/Privacy office. The Department of Justice (DOJ) lists the current agency Freedom of Information/Privacy Contacts on the DOJ website.

Former Federal Employees

The Official Personnel Folders (OPF), including SF 50s, for most former Federal employees are stored at the address below. Please mail your request to:

National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
111 Winnebago Street (indicate Civilian or Military)
St. Louis, MO 63118-4126

Phone: 314-801-9250

Alternatively, you may fax your hand signed request to the NPRC at telephone number 314-801-9269. More information is available on the NPRC website.

The Official Personnel Folders (OPFs) for former Postal employees are stored at the address below. Please mail your request to:

U.S. Postal Service
General Manager
Headquarters Personnel Division
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20260-4261

Your request to either the NPRC or the U.S. Postal Service must include your hand written signature and all of the following information:

• Social Security Number
• Date of birth
• Name of last agency where employed
• Approximate date when you left Federal service.

Benefits

For information relating to your benefits, including Survivor Benefits and Retirement and Health Benefits, please contact OPM's Retirement Operations Center (ROC) at:

Office of Personnel Management
Retirement Operations Center
Boyers, PA 16017-0045

Phone: 724-794-2005

FOIA Requester Service Center

FOIA Coordinator

Telephone: 202-606-3642 (FOIA)
Fax Number: 202-418-3251

FOIA Public Liaison

Tanya Bennett
Telephone: 202-606-1153
Fax Number: 202-418-3251

Chief FOIA and Privacy Officer

Matthew E. Perry
Telephone: 202-606-2150
Fax Number: 202-418-3251